Arcadia Shepherds F.C.

Arcadia Shepherds

Full name

Arcadia Shepherds Football Club

Nickname(s)

Arcs

Founded

1903

Ground

Caledonian Stadium, Pretoria

Capacity

5000

Chairman

Ricky Manna

Manager

Lucky Manna

League

Vodacom League, Gauteng Province

2010–11 season

7th

Website

Club website

Home colours

Arcadia Shepherds are a South African football (soccer) club based in Arcadia, Pretoria that currently plays in the Vodacom League and regional Castle League. It is affiliated with the Football Association of Pretoria (FAP).

History

The club was founded in 1903,^[1] and was briefly renamed Arcadia United in the seasons from 1963–68, following a merger with ISCOR Pretoria. Arcadia Shepherds experienced their most successful season in 1974, where they won "the triple": NFL Championship, Castle Cup and the NFL UTC Bowl Cup. The next three big achievements by the club, was when they won the NPSL League Cup Competition in 1982, after an exciting final against Highlands Park; then a victory in the NPSL Sales House Cup in 1985, beating Kaizer Chiefs in the final; and next year in 1986 they won the BP Top Eight Cup, beating Bidvest Wits in the final. Since then, the achievements by the team have been modest. They managed to win a NPSL champhionship in 1992, but this was at a time where all the best teams were playing in the NSL.

The club was formerly whites-only,^[2] but now includes players of all races. More recently Shepherds have been known for producing players like Phil Evans, Bongani Khumalo and Katlego Mphela.^[3]

References

↑ Oshebeng Alpheus Koonyaditse (2010). The Politics of South African Football. African Books Collective. pp. 45–. ISBN 978-0-9814398-2-2.
↑ Peter Alegi; Chris Bolsmann (18 October 2013). South Africa and the Global Game: Football, Apartheid and Beyond. Taylor & Francis. pp. 147–. ISBN 978-1-317-96817-7.
↑ "Arcadia Shepherds FC to lose its stadium after 111 years". 10 December 2014. Retrieved 19 May 2015.

Seasons in South African soccer
Premiership teams (2016–17)	Ajax Cape Town Baroka Bidvest Wits Bloemfontein Celtic Cape Town City Chippa United Free State Stars Golden Arrows Highlands Park Kaizer Chiefs Mamelodi Sundowns Maritzburg United Pirates Platinum Stars Polokwane City SuperSport United
First Division teams (2016–17)	AmaZulu Black Leopards Cape Town All Stars FC Cape Town Jomo Cosmos Milano United Magesi Mbombela United Mthatha Bucks Real Kings Royal Eagles Santos Stellenbosch Thanda Royal Zulu University of Pretoria Witbank Spurs
Premier Soccer League	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
National First Division	1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
SAFA Second Division	1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Nedbank Cup	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1998 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17
Telkom Knockout	1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
MTN 8	1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Carling Black Label Cup	2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
National Football League	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
Federation Professional League	1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990
NPSL (1971-1977)	1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977
NPSL (1978-1984)	1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
NPSL (1985-1995)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1984 1992 1983 1994 1995
National Soccer League (NSL)	1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995
Telkom Charity Cup	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Vodacom Challenge	1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011

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Arcadia Shepherds F.C.

History

References

See also